LINCOLN PARK, N.J. –New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said Tuesday that he plans to ask New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reclaim the rowdy “Jersey Shore” cast members who he thinks are giving his state a bad name, the Star-Ledger reported.

“Take them back. We don’t want them,” the Republican chief executive said at a town hall meeting in Lincoln Park, N.J.

Christie, who has harped on the cast of the hit MTV series and their partying ways in the past, made it clear that his state was not responsible for New Yorkers like Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi – who was arrested for disorderly conduct during a particularly drunken day at the beach while filming the show’s third season – and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino.

“Remember, Snooki is from Poughkeepsie and the Situation is from Staten Island. That’s not New Jersey,” the paper quoted Christie as saying.